Garment-hanger.



R. G; THOMAS.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION TILED FEB.29, 1908.

902,346. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1908.

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ATTORNEYS REGINALD O. THOMAS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed February 29, 1908. Serial No. 418,432.

To all whom itv may concern:

Be it known that I, REGINALD C. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved GarInent-I'Ianger, of which the following a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in garment hangers more especially designed for suspending coats, and has in view such a device that will fit and properly support the shoulders of coats of varying cuts and sizes, also that may be compactly folded for convenient shipment or stowage. In attaining these objects I preferably construct the arms of the hanger of Wire, each arm being made of two strands having their inner ends twisted and adjustably pivoted to the other arm. At the outer end of each arm is a shoulder loop which is made longitudinally adjustable with respect to the arm through the intermediary of a connecting block.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is av perspective view of a hanger embodying my invention, showing it assembled for use Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 22 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 is a plan of one-half of the hanger on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the hanger; Fig. 5 is a plan of one-half of the hanger shown in Fig. 4 on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of block for the hanger.

Referring more particularly to the hanger shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the hanger is made up of two arms 5, 5, each composed of two strands of wire twisted together at their inner ends, where they are curved upwardly and inwardly, crossing each other as clearly illustrated in Fig. l, and pivotally connected at their inner extremities, this connection preferablv being effected by providing the wires of one of the arms with spaced alining eyes 6, one of which is interiorly threaded, and one of the wires of the other arm with an eye 6*, which is arranged between the eyes 6 and connected therewith by a binding screw 7 this construction permitting the arms to be relatively adjusted in a vertical plane and rigidly held in adjusted position when the screw 7 is tightened. Longitudinally adjustable on each arm is a wedge-shaped block 8 having its widened end arranged outwardly, and provided on its upper face with grooves diverging ontwardly and of sufiicient depth to receive the wires of the arm, the latter being frictionally confined in the grooves by staples 9 which bridge over them, and are arranged at suitable intervals, two staples being spaced apart for each groove in the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated. The edges of the blocks are likewise grooved and provided with bridging staples 9 for receiving and adjustably retaining wire shoulder loops 10, the sides of these loops conforming substantially to the taper of the blocks 8, making them of expanded width at their outer portions, whereby the shoulders of the coat are given substantial support.

It will be seen from the construction that by means of the adjustment of the arms in a vertical plane the same may be disposed suitably to fit coats having square-cut shoulders and rounding shoulders, as well as the intermediate cuts, and by means of the longitudinal adjustment of the shoulder loops relatively to the arms, the hanger will also fit coats of any size, within certain limits.

When the hanger is to be packed for stowage or shipment, the arms may be folded upon each other by revolving them upon their connecting screw, or detached by removing this screw and the blocks stripped from the arms and the loops removed from the blocks, and the whole packed up in a small space.

The hanger shown in Figs. 4: and 5 is in all respects the same as that just described, except that the twisted curved inner ends of the arms are offset to one side, in order that they may not interfere with the proper setting of the coat-collar when the coat is applied. Each strand of wire of each arm in this form of the invention is shown provided with an eye, through which the binding-screw passes, which affords a slightly stronger connection between the arms than that shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

In Fig. 6 is illustrated a block 8 which is constructed of sheet metal and may, if desired, replace the blocks 8. The grooves of this block are pressed into the metal and the members 9" and 9 bridging over the grooves and corresponding to the staples 9 and 9 respectively, are cut from and form an integral part of the block.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is understood that I recognize that other forms of the invention may be evolved within the scope of the claims annexed.

Having thus described my invention I claim as .new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination or" garment-supporting arms connected together, blocks adjustable on said arms, and shoulder-supporting loops adjustable on the blocks.

2. The combination of garment-supporting arms, each being composed of two strandsof wire, a wedge-shaped block having its enlarged end arranged outwardly, adjustableonthe strands of each arm, and a shoulder supporting member adjustable in the opposite edges of each block.

3. The combination of garment-supporting arms each consisting of two strands of wire twisted togethertat their inner ends and pivotally connected to the opposite arm, wedge -shaped blocks having grooves in which the ires of the arms are slidably retained, and shoulder-supporting loops passing into grooves formed in the opposite edges of the blocks.

l. The combination of shoulder-supporting arms each composed of two wires twisted together at their inner ends and pivotall I and detachably connected to the inner end of the other arm, wedge-shaped blocks havingtheir enlarged ends arranged outwardly, longitudinally adjustable on the arms, and a shoulder-supporting loop carried by each block.

5. The combination of garment supporting arms connected together, and blocks adjustable on said arms each having an adjustable and.outwardly-extending wire loop, providing a shoulder support.

.6. The combination of garment support ing arms connected together, each composed of a plurality of. strands of wire diverging at their outer ends, and blocks slidable on the diverging wires of each arm.

7. The combination of garment support ing arms connected together, each composed of a plurality of strands of wire, and blocks having grooves outwardly diverging for receiving the outer portions of the wires of each an v 8. The combination of garment supporting arms, each composed of a plurality of strands of wire twisted together at their inner ends and offset to one side, means det-achably connecting the ends of the offset portions of the wires together, and blocks slidable on the outer portions of the wires of the arms, having outwardly-projecting wire loops.

9. In a garment hanger, the combination 01" garment supporting arms connected together and provided with a loop at their point of connection for suspending the hanger, offset to one side, and blocks having shoulder members supported from and longitudinally adjustable relatively to said arms.

10. The combination of garment supporting arms connected together, eachcomposed of a plurality of strands of wire, wedgeshaped blocks having their enlarged ends arranged outwardly and provided with outwardly-diverging passages for receiving the wires of each arm, and a wire loop secured intothe opposite side edges of each block.

11. The combination of garment supporting armsconnected together, and blockshav ing shoulder supporting members and provided with outwardly-diverging passages through which the outer portions of the arms pass.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REGINALD C. THOMAS. Witnesses:

W. WV. HOLT, JOHN P. DAVIS. 

